Bahamian tennis players Afrika and Iesha make impression at the HBCU Nationals
BAHAMIAN female tennis players Afrika Smith, competing for the Bethune Cookman Wildcats, and Iesha Shepherd for Jackson State University Tigers, both made an impression at the HBCU National Championships tournament this past week. The HBCU National
Teddy bears after the tragedy for displaced children
CLARA Smith, wife of Governor General C A Smith, along her daughter-in-law Charlene Smith, presented children who were displaced by Hurricane Dorian with teddy bears at their shelters last week.Mrs Smith was assisted by Kim Sawyer, deputy director, D
WORLD VIEW: Cross-Border Climate Change refugees looming large
“HURRICANE Hell” and “The Bahamas is at war being attacked by Hurricane Dorian. And yet The Bahamas has no weapon to defend itself”, are two memorable expressions that emerged from the wreckage of the Abaco Islands and Grand Bahama in the chain of islands that make up the territory of The Bahamas.
Rebuilding in The Mudd
We can sympathise with the plight of Haitians evacuated from Abaco to temporary shelter in Nassau. It is painful for anyone, particularly single-parent families with no back- up resources, to be displaced from a long-time home, even if if it’s nothing more than a shanty without running water.
Keep church out of politics
Why can’t the Bahamas Christian Council keep the politicians out of church services?
Drug cartels
For a while, I’ve looked at crime trends and studied them closely to understand and learn how to fully combat these problems. We always had a gang problem and illegal arms dealing being the two biggest issues in crime.
Joshua Turnquest heads into senior year with high expectations
PICKING up from where he led off last year as the River State Conference (RSC) Male Athlete Of The Year, Joshua Turnquest heads into his senior year at Asbury University with high expectations. Turnquest, who held the ITA All American Honours title
College Tennis: Abigail Simms in win column
IN her first collegiate season at Indiana Tech, Grand Bahamian freshman Abigail Simms came up with some big wins in singles and doubles on the college tennis circuit. This past week the Indiana Tech Warriors women’s tennis team started its season wi
GB targeting 50% re-open in two weeks
A major Grand Bahama resort is aiming “to re-open at 50 percent capacity within two weeks” after sustaining only minimal damage from Hurricane Dorian.John MacDonald, who heads the property’s condo owners, said that despite not incurring sufficient da
Pirate-themed vessel targets $1.5m top-line
A $3m pirate-themed cruise attraction is targeting annual revenues of $1.5m after setting sail on a voyage inspired by its principal’s daughter. Entrepreneur Tony Knowles said he was inspired to invest in the project by his physically-challenged dau
Freeport harbour back in business quick after Dorian
Freeport’s harbour was back to functioning normally within two days of Hurricane Dorian’s passage, a shipping company executive has revealed.Elbert Hepburn, president and chief executive of Elnet Maritime in Freeport, said he has been shipping items
Freeport firms help water utility rebound
Grand Bahama Utility Company has teamed with other Freeport businesses to accelerate the return of critical fresh-water services to the island following Hurricane Dorian.It is partnering with Grand Bahama Shipyard, Bahama Rock, Bahama Industrial Tech
FOCOL 'relentless' in fuel supply restoration
BISX-listed FOCOL Holdings says it has been “relentless” in its efforts to restore fuel supplies and facilities on Abaco in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian’s devastation.Anthony Robinson, the company’s president and chief executive, said: “Our hear
VAT extension for Dorian-hit islands
The government has extended the deadline for filing September and October’s VAT returns to November 30, 2019, for businesses devastated by Hurricane Dorian. The Department of Inland Revenue confirmed the extension for all VAT registrants on Abaco, t
GB Power: Over 90% of non-flooded are restored
Grand Bahama Power Company says it has restored power to more than 90 percent of customers with dry homes in non-flooded areas following Hurricane Dorian’s passage. Giving an update on restoration efforts, the island’s monopoly utility provider said
PM announces new Ministry of Disaster Preparedness, Management and Reconstruction, Dorian-affected areas designated Economic Recovery Zones
From today’s press conference by Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis:
Hurricane death toll now at 53
Commissioner of Police Anthony Ferguson said on Friday that police had recovered another body from the hurricane affected area of Abaco.
Disaster Preparedness and Response Amendment Bill 'unconstitutional'
ATTORNEY Wayne Munroe, QC, believes the government’s proposed Disaster Preparedness and Response Amendment Bill 2019 is “unconstitutional”, as he accused the government of causing harm to scores of Abaco residents.
Speaker: China should consider developing southeast Bahamas
HOUSE Speaker Halson Moultrie yesterday recommended to a People’s Republic of China delegation that its country consider developing the southeast region of the Bahamas to shift the population concentration from the northwest Bahamas.
